Wide Neighborhoods: A Story of the Frontier Nursing Service
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Book Overview
"The autobiography of Mary Breckinridge, the remarkable founder of the Frontier Nursing Service. Riding out on horseback, the FNS nurse-midwives, the first of their profession in this country, proved that high mortality rates and malnutrition need not be the norm in rural areas. By their example and through their graduates, the FNS has exacted a lasting influence on family health care throughout the world."
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0813101492
ISBN13:9780813101491
Release Date:December 1981
Publisher:University Press of Kentucky
Length:400 Pages
Weight:1.09 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.5" x 8.6"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Rich in history
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I'm not normally a history buff, but this book is fantastic. An autobiography of Mary Breckinridge, this book also delves into the history of turn of the century US and France. A must for Frontier Nursing students!
The greatest woman in Kentucky history.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
A woman surrounded by wealth, widely traveled, followed her "calling" to come to the poorest, most remote area of Kentucky to establish the Frontier Nursing Service in the 1920's. She, almost singlehandly, established a hospital in Hyden, Ky, started a Midwifery School (still very active) and provided, with her nurses, medical and midwifery service on horseback - later jeeps - to several counties in southeast Kentucky. It is my intent to present this message to those who might be interested in bringing about the long needed story of this woman's life and contributions in a full length motion picture.
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